Hi, I’m running Windows 11 on a laptop with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max‑Q. Vulkan is completely failing to initialize on my system, even after a full clean driver reinstall.
Symptoms:
Running vulkaninfo gives:
vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices failed with INCOMPLETE
VulkanCapsViewer shows:
Could not enumerate device count!
No Vulkan devices appear at all.
What I’ve verified:
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The RTX 2060 is fully detected and working in Windows
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Device Manager shows the GPU as working properly
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NVIDIA Control Panel shows full DirectX and CUDA support
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Vulkan API version does NOT appear in NVIDIA Control Panel
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Driver version: 32.0.15.9144
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Driver provider: NVIDIA
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Driver date: 02/12/2025
What I’ve already tried:
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Used DDU in Safe Mode to completely remove all NVIDIA drivers
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Installed both Studio and Game Ready drivers cleanly
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Verified that no AMD Vulkan ICDs or layers are present
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Checked the registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Khronos\Vulkan\Drivers
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Confirmed that nvoglv64.dll exists (41 MB version)
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Manually created a clean folder with nvoglv64.dll and nv-vk64.json (with correct escaped path)
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Manually registered the ICD JSON in the Vulkan registry
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Rebooted after every change
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Tried running VulkanCapsViewer and the Vulkan SDK’s vulkaninfo
Despite all of this, Vulkan still fails to enumerate any physical devices.
The NVIDIA driver installs correctly and the GPU works for DirectX and CUDA, but the Vulkan ICD is not being activated. The Vulkan runtime is not being registered. No Vulkan API version appears in NVIDIA Control Panel. The ICD loads but returns zero devices.
Can someone from NVIDIA confirm whether driver version 32.0.15.9144 includes Vulkan support for the RTX 2060 Max‑Q on Windows 11? And if so, what could cause the Vulkan ICD to fail to register or enumerate devices even after a clean DDU reinstall?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.